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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6790

AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo AMD Radeon HD 6790 logo
General information Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6790
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 0 % 840 MHz 1.2 %
Effective Clock 1000 MHz 9.1 % 1100 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 294 W 0 % 150 W 49 %
Length 304 mm 0 % 261 mm 14.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6790
Overall Score 24382 0 % 20433 16.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 13 % 38.1 %
Benchmark Score 5945 0 % 4175 29.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 422.4 0 % 375.9 11 %
Average DirectX performance 23.1 FPS 0 % 14.7 FPS 36.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 61.3 FPS 0 % 35.9 FPS 41.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 14.1 FPS 0 % 10.9 FPS 22.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 17 FPS 0 % 12 FPS 29.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 2982 operations/s 0 % 668 operations/s 77.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD 6790.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.9 FPS 35.9 FPS
High settings 82.6 FPS 64.7 FPS
Medium settings 99.1 FPS 77.6 FPS
Low settings 138.7 FPS 108.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD 6790.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5970 Radeon HD 6790
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 39.6 FPS 32.8 FPS
High settings 71.3 FPS 59.1 FPS
Medium settings 85.6 FPS 70.9 FPS
Low settings 119.9 FPS 99.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.1 %
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